James Walsh Yoga

Thursday, May 20, 2021,  When I wake up un-inspired, my post title is typically the day of the week + the word "yoga"; as is the case today.  Nothing interesting, inspirational, or thought provoking to say this morning.....but it's time to begin.  Namaste

Tuesday, May 18, 2021,  "You will continue to suffer if you have an emotional reaction to everything that is said to you"- Bruce Lee There's an enormous emphasis on emotions in our current world.  Emotions are natural, but they change with the wind.  However, we're told to get in touch with them, stay in touch with them, allow them to do what they want and what they will, let them flow, *insert generic syrupy new-age phrase*.   We are rarely told, however, to control our emotions, to get them in line, to ensure we remain master over them, and they remain diminutive and obedient to us.  Learning that skill makes you powerful in the sense that it makes you the master of your emotions, your reactions, and, therefore,  your "reality".  Don't let the chickens just run around in their pen.......ensure that, whenever you clap your hands and give a command, the chickens obey.  Otherwise, you'll be constantly chasing your tail. Namaste

Tuesday, May 3, 2021 Part I,  Today's title is a direct line from the show " Rick & Morty " and I weave  Rick & Morty  into my yoga practice any chance I get.  #pickle-rick Being in the world, and not "of" the world is, first, a pretty "meta" thing to contemplate and, second, a daily maintenance chore that, if skipped, even for a day, begins to regress immediately.  In effect, I can say that, through a dedicated practice, you will gain the ability to view certain things differently; certain things that you once put value in become meaningless (ever looked back through your music collection from highschool/gradeschool at the "celebrities" you were obsessed with and wonder what was actually wrong with you?......asking for a friend).  Similar to that comparison, I would say that a practice begins to "burn away" some of fog and confusion that the world puts one in.  That fog and confusion very often comes from the entertainment ...